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How do investors and companies rate ESG raters and their services? In our latest 'Sustainable Connections' podcast, Mark Lee talks to Nicolette Bartlett, Chief Impact Officer at CDP and Bertrand Millot, Head of Sustainability at global investment group Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), about The SustainAbility Institute by ERM's latest survey, including: * How investors use ESG ratings in decision making * Company strategies to improve ESG ratings performance * The future evolution of ESG ratings #ESGRatings #ESG #SustainableConnections #ERMPodcast #sustainabilityleaders
The safety and health of our people is at the core of the way we do business. It must come first – every time and everywhere. Our commitment, to ensure that all ERM employees, contractors and other stakeholders return home safe and healthy, every single day, drives everything we do. On this 'World Day for Safety and Health at Work', we asked a number of ERMers what safety at work means to them. Here's what they told us...
“The Employee Resource Groups have done so much for advancing ERM’s journey in creating an inclusive culture of belonging, where colleagues can listen, learn and be vulnerable. They have certainly supported me in my own healing and growth, and I cannot imagine ERM without them.” Justin Dauphinais , Senior Consultant in our Project Management team, is a Co-Lead of ERM’s North America Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Chapter of the EmbRACE Employee Resource Group and is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (Ojibwe/Anishinaabe) tribe in North Dakota. In our latest Shaping our future blog, Justin discusses his experiences of racial discrimination throughout his life, why observing days such as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is so important and how we can all encourage active allyship to create a truly inclusive community.
In our latest 'Sustainable Connections' podcast, Mark Lee talks to Sandy Nessing, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at American Electric Power about managing the shift to low carbon energy in the US whilst meeting competing stakeholder demands. They cover: • Ensuring a just transition in communities where AEP decommissions coal plants. • Preparing for increasing ESG disclosure requirements. • Engaging with investors on corporate climate strategy. Mark also speaks with Margie Flynn, Senior Partner at ERM about how companies can manage rapidly increasing stakeholder expectations around sustainability. Listen here:
What are the key trends shaping the sustainability agenda this year? The SustainAbility Institute by ERM have recently released the 2023 Trends Report: The Ongoing Evolution of Sustainable Business, in which Andrew Angle, Justin Nelson and Leonidia (Dia) Rizakos take a close look at ten key trends shaping sustainable business right now, and the corporate action likely to evolve in relation to each of these over the next 12 months and beyond.
We’re excited to be launching our new blog, Shaping our Future, where we will be sharing the great work, experiences and impact ERM employees are having, to give our colleagues in the sector, clients and you a peek into what it’s like to be a part of our community. ERM Senior Associate (Consultant II), Sade Bamimore will be taking the stage in our first blog post, where she takes us on her journey from discovering an interest in sustainability in college to becoming a published Author of her first book ‘Reimagining Systems for a Sustainable Future’, as well as being recognised for promoting sustainability thought leadership at ERM with a Global Technical Paper and Publication Award.
ERM, the world’s largest pure play sustainability consultancy, has been awarded the number one position in the Sustainability Services Top 10 report developed by analyst organization HFS. Tom Reichert, ERM Group CEO, said: “We’re very proud that ERM has achieved this number one ranking in HFS’s comprehensive assessment of the sustainability services market. It’s testament to the passion and skills of our people across the globe, who are striving every day to help our clients address complex sustainability challenges and make a positive impact. We welcome the valuable insights HFS is providing into the sustainability services landscape, which is clearly evolving at an exciting pace. We need an extensive ecosystem of sustainability service providers and a spirit of partnership and collaboration to address this growing market. In the UN’s decade of action, companies recognize that they must accelerate their plans to operationalize sustainability.... whilst taking the right steps to invest in technology, the real challenge lies in embedding sustainability throughout their operations."
"Sustainability continues to redefine business strategy and decision-making". Our CEO, Tom Reichert on the Accelerating Impact 2022 Sustainability Report.
As the largest global pure-play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. Fiscal year 2022 (FY22) was the strongest year ever for ERM. In 2021, we strengthened our science-based targets to align to a 1.5-degree Celsius target, which underpins our commitment to net-zero across our operations by 2025. We have made commitments to biodiversity and nature through act4nature international. We remain committed to a strong program to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our client work, operations and broader collaborations. In the last 12 months, ERM has celebrated our 50th anniversary and recorded the strongest year ever, built on the passion of our employees and in partnership with our clients. Despite ongoing uncertainty and turmoil in the world, sustainability continues to redefine business strategy and decision-making.
At ERM, we are experts in sustainability. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.
